Songhoy Blues
Mbongwana Star touring before "Africa Now!" concert at The Apollo (w/ Songhoy Blues & more)
The fifth annual “Africa Now!” concert, part of the World Music Institute’s 2016/2017 season, goes down at NYC’s Apollo Theatre on March 11 with headliners Mbongwana Star and Songhoy Blues,.The lineup has expanded and changed since the initial lineup…
Mulatu Astatke played Temple of Dendur (pics), the kickoff to World Music Institute's 2016/2017 season (lineup)
Check out pics from Mulatu Astatke’s set, and peruse the entire World Music Institute 2016/2017 schedule (Bebel Gilberto, Seu Jorge, Mbongwanna Starr/Songhoy Blue & more).
12 Artists We're Excited About (who are playing The Great Escape)
We pick a dozen artists who will play this multi-venue fest in Brighton, UK in addition to our own showcase.
pics: Songhoy Blues & Diamond Guardian Diffusion @ Le Poisson Rouge
Despite a name that implies some of the serious hardships they’ve faced, Malian band Songhoy Blues are a joy to watch with an energy level that never flags…
Malian band Songhoy Blues touring U.S. in April (dates)
Malian band Songhoy Blues will be heading back to North America this spring for a week of shows in the Midwest and Northeast. The band are exceedingly charismatic performers and if they play near you, definitely try and see them…
Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2015
Rolling Stone has published their list of the Top 50 Albums of 2015. As always, it has older artists who don’t seem to pop up on many other lists (Madonna, Darlene Love, Mark Knopfler, Boz Scaggs, Keith Richards, James Taylor, Don Henley) (did you even know Don Henley released an album this y…
Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2015
The new issue of UK music mag Uncut is out now, and it includes their Top 75 Albums of 2015 list. Like fellow UK mags MOJO and Q, they’ve got a lot of love for Julia Hol…
MOJO's Top 50 LPs of 2015
Like their sister magazine Q, the folks at MOJO are fans of Julia Holter‘s Have You in My Wilderness, naming it 2015’s Album of the Year…
Rough Trade Shops list their Top 100 LPs of 2015
It’s that time of year again when folks start publishing their End of Year Best-Of lists. Almost always first out of the gates is UK-based Rough Trade Shops who dropped their 100 Best Albums of 2015 list today…
pics: Songhoy Blues and Blaenavon at KOKO London
Malian band Songhoy Blues have been winning audiences over around the globe with their infectious energy and undeniable charisma. (The band’s new album, Music in Exile, is worth checking out too…
